The Socio-economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East: Essays in Honor of S. Thomas Parker

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The Socio-economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East

Essays in Honor of S. Thomas Parker

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Published/Copyright: 2017

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Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity

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A collection of essays written in honour of S. Thomas Parker by his former students and colleagues. The essays focus on surveys, material and written culture, the economy, and the Roman military in the Near East.

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Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Classical Studies Ancient History

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Walter D. Ward Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
S. Thomas Parker: Education, Archaeological Field Experience and Publications Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xli
Archaeological Survey
Neolithic Period (ca. 9,700–4,900 BCE) Presence in the Southern Transjordan Plateau, the Southern Ghors, Wadis Fidan and Faynan, and the East Side of Wadi ʿArabah Burton MacDonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
A Revaluation of Iron Age Fortified Sites on the Karak Plateau Stephanie H. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	35
The roads leading to Zoara in the Roman and Byzantine Periods Chaim Ben-David Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	63
Material and Written Culture
An Assessment and Re-examination of the American Expedition in Petra Excavation in the Residential Area (Area I), 1974–1977: The Early House and Related Ceramic Assemblages Tali Erickson-Gini and Christopher A. Tuttle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	91
Exploring the Egyptian “Frog” Lamps Unearthed at the Red Sea Port of Roman Aila (Aqaba) and the Roman Fortress of Legio IV Martia at el-Lejjūn, Jordan Eric C. Lapp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
From Opaque to Transparent: Colorless Glass and the Byzantine Revolution in Interior Lighting Janet Duncan Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	165
A Nabataean Inscription from Bir Madkhur With an Excursus on Basileophoric Names and the Nabataean Dynastic Cult David F. Graf and Andrew Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
Military
Following the Roman Paymaster John W. Betlyon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
The Modular Planning of Roman Fortifications in the Near East: Principles and Process John Peter Oleson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
The Military Presence in Petra during the Roman-Byzantine Period Zbigniew T. Fiema Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	273
Economy
The Economy of Caesarea Palaestinae in Late Antiquity: Structure and Scale Kenneth G. Holum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	291
“So dearly do we pay for our luxury and our women”: Women and the Margins of the Roman World Elizabeth Ann Pollard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	327
Human Population Increase and its Effects on the Arid Landscape of Southern Jordan: An Archaeobotanical Study Jennifer Ramsay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	349
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	385

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The Socio-economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East

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